Demarcus Dunn, a police lieutenant and community mentor in Baker, Louisiana, died of COVID-19 one day before his wedding. Lt. Dunn was not vaccinated, his cousin said.
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Lt. Dunn and his fiancee were initially set to get married in July 2020 but postponed the ceremony to Aug. 14 due to the pandemic, Carl Dunn told ABC News.An undated photo of Lt. Demarcus Dunn of the Baker Police Department was posted to their Facebook account. Lt. Dunn was not vaccinated, Carl Dunn said, adding that his cousin did not tell him why he chose not to get the shot and that it was not a requirement for the police department."It was disturbing to me that he hadn't gotten it [the vaccine] and I didn't know for sure he hadn't gotten it 'til it was all over with," Carl Dunn said.
"I know he was a fighter and strong-willed," he said."I just kept telling myself he was going to make it and I kept assuring the family that I knew he was going to make it."
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